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- [groht]
- /groʊt/
- /grəʊt/
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- [groht]
- /groʊt/
Definitions of groat word
- noun groat a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662. 1
- noun groat Any of various medieval European coins, in particular an English silver coin worth four old pence, issued between 1351 and 1662. 1
- noun groat old English coin 1
- noun groat an English silver coin worth four pennies, taken out of circulation in the 17th century 0
- noun groat an obsolete English silver coin worth fourpence 0
- noun groat a trifling sum 0
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Origin of groat
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English groot < Middle Dutch groot large, name of a large coin; see great
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Parts of speech for Groat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
groat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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